Adventist

[ ad-ven-tist, ad-ven- ]

/ ˈæd vɛn tɪst, ædˈvɛn- /

noun

Also called Second Adventist. a member of any of certain Christian denominations that maintain that the Second Advent of Christ is imminent.

adjective

of or relating to Adventists.

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Origin of Adventist

First recorded in 1835–45; Advent + -ist

OTHER WORDS FROM Adventist

Ad·vent·ism, noun

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Example sentences from the Web for adventist

The daughter of 7th Day Adventist missionaries, Heidi Nelson was raised with the expectation that she would do well.
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His maternal grandfather was an Adventist, with the touch of mysticism that word implies.
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Here was August, too, now almost well, joining with the rest in singing those sweet and inspiring Adventist hymns.
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We sang some of his old Adventist hymns together and then he asked me what I was planning to do.
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She is a tall spindlin' woman, a Second Adventist by perswasion, and weighs about ninety-nine pounds.
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The Adventist would have been justified in renouncing his religion and joining the Democratic party.
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British Dictionary definitions for adventist

Adventist

/ (ˈædvɛntɪst, ˈædvən-) /

noun

a member of any of the Christian groups, such as the Seventh-Day Adventists that hold that the Second Coming of Christ is imminent

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